As you are no doubt very clear on by now, Final Cut Pro X doesn't contain any tracks.…So what happens if you want a version of your sequence without music, or with just the dialogue,…or without the titles?…Well, in track-based editing programs, you just disable the tracks that you don't want and then voila!…You have what you need.…But in this program that's not possible.…You can only really work with storylines and connected clips.…So let's talk about what to do in Final Cut Pro where we'll use roles to define what we want to output.…

So first of all let's step into our roles project, 13.6, and as you can see, I have got…an awful lot going on here.…If I want to give myself the ability to export the sequence with different versions of included…elements, then I'll need to set up some roles.…Roles are just like categories of video and audio.…By default Final Cut contains five: Video, Titles, Dialogue, Music, and Effects.…Actually your clips already contain one of these main default roles because when you…

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3/14/2013

Learn how to build and refine your story with the redesigned editing toolset in Final Cut Pro X. In this course, author Ashley Kennedy focuses on getting you comfortable with each aspect of the editing process in Final Cut—from preparation and organization, to editing and refining, to audio and effects, to media management and exporting. Each stage of the postproduction workflow is explained thoroughly and concisely, and uses real-world examples from both narrative and documentary workflows.

NOTE: This course and its exercise files are not compatible with Final Cut Pro X v. 10.1 or later. If you are running v. 10.1 or later, please watch Final Cut Pro X 10.1.1 Essential Training instead.